Having fun with MySpace
Finally joined MySpace last night, and already spent the day addicted to signing up new friends.
Started with zero, found about 6 from my forums who were already members, and then spent the day chasing up keywords and sending friend requests.
So far got around 43 friends. :)
There are a number of addictive elements - firstly, in […]
Communities as the future of the internet
Ever since I set up my first attempt at an online community in 2001, I’ve seen online communities - focussed on forums - as a key to internet development.
I’ve repeatedly recommend that clients set up forums - either just for support, or else as a marketing tool in itself.
Why?
Firstly, it helps increase visibility.
If you […]
The Dangers of Drink Driving
I’ve had it in mind for some time to launch an anti-drink driving campaign sometime over the internet.
I don’t know why it seems to matter - hopefully just a matter of social responsibility, rather than a portent of future tragedy.
A particular frustration is that here in the UK safety campaigns are often plain sh!te.
The last […]
Finding a News Voice
Finding a news voice has been hard.
When I first set up Platinax, I knew I wanted a news section.
Why?
Simple - I know a lot of small businesses in the UK want news about the internet and business, and how it may affect them, but most business news sources simply focus on corporate news.
So I created […]
Lamenting the infighting of the SEO industry
The Search Engine Optimization (SEO) industry is something that people tend to drift into.
It often attracts problem solvers, who get into the subject as a matter of addressing existing problems relating to their own or client websites.
Recently, there has been some ugly infighting in the industry.
In part it’s due to misunderstandings, but there’s an […]
Google: The Calm Before the Storm
The dynamicism of the internet is invigorating. It’s also frightening. It’s like a living sea of data.
The problem is founding a business model on the internet that doesn’t simply float - but one that remains afloat among the various tides and storm surges of technical progress.
For a company selling SEO services, this means surviving the […]
v7ndotcom elursrebmem directory
So I realised that John Scott wasn’t simply running a SEO contest - he’d unleashed a viral marketing campaign. That creates new respect.
As a matter of fun, I’m now trying to catalogue a lot of the sites involved - both the contestants, and coverage, in the v7ndotcom elursrebmem directory.
If you have a site entering the […]
Mike Grehan on speeding
Mike Grehan makes a great post on his recent experience of being caught speeding.
I’ve only ever been caught speeding once, a few years back, and have tried to avoid doing so again.
Mike relates why a police training course, offered in lieu of having points on his licence, has done the same for him.
Worth reading.
Quick update
Just to apologise for people who read this blog for the lack of new posts - I am still in the process of completely restructuring the entire Platinax site.
I’m currently filling the new structure with content, then will rewrite the CSS as the previous CSS template will not work properly with absolutes.
And just to […]
Don’t buy from Comet
SUMMARY:
1. Comet thinks it’s cheaper to screw their customers and keep their money;
2. Consumer rights are civil rights, and can be costly to enforce;
3. Flatscreen TV’s have inherent faults the electronics and retail industry refuse to accept responsibility for.
Comet Electrical Store: abuse of consumer protections
You’d think that a big high street chain store like Comet […]
Obituaries of London Bombing victims
The BBC has a section devoted to providing images (where possible) and obituaries of the victims of the recent London Bombings.
My thoughts are silent in respect.
If you buy DVDs you must be a film pirate…
As a birthday treat, I ordered myself Seasons 1 & 2 of Babylon 5 on DVD, from Amazon. At times Babylon 5 was the most innovative, imaginative, brilliantly scripted science fiction show ever shown on TV - but faded with ignomity after studio mismanagement led to a loss of plot focus and an insane depreciation […]
Living near a G8 summit and limited aims of talks
G8 impacts transport links
Moving to a new house recently was pretty disruptive - added to that, attending conferences close after simply added to that. Now I have the added bonus of living around the corner from this week’s G8 summit in Gleneagles.
Which in itself should be a relatively non-invasive experience - but the protest movement […]
Backlogue almost cleared and back to blogging
This blog had been poorly updated of late. This is primarily because of the extensive disruption raised from moving house in April. This was further compounded by existing bookings to a couple of conferences across May to June, such as Threadwatch and SES London. The overall result was a massive backlogue of work that I’m […]
New blog
So having a news blog is great for reporting news, but as I’m trying to provide information reasonably objectively, it offers little in terms of personal voice. Which feels extremely restrictive at times.
It’s not so much that the news blog is a blog, as much as news in a content management solution. It’s pretty wide […]
